Why do people cheat in a relationship?

June 21, 2016 1:31pm CST
If people are not happy in a relationship they should leave it right? but instead they cheat and sometimes they don't even feel guilty. My friend's boyfriend cheated on her a long time back yet after all those fights she gave him a second chance. I personally was against this decision. i guess its fine to forgive and forget, but do you think its right to give a cheater a second chance?
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• Austin, Texas
21 Jun 16
They cheat because they did not love the person enough to be fully committed to the relationship. To the Cheater: You know the person did not even have to be in a relationship with you in the first place. Weren't they living their life before you came on the scene? Why did you hook up, if you just wanted to mess them up? Why didn't you just leave them alone? Let them be lonely and unhappy by themselves; instead being unhappy and miserable with you! Who needs a headache or a heartache? Life is too short. No excuses. When tempted by the fruit of another, you have two choices: (1) yield to the temptation OR (2) don't yield to the temptation. For the injured or wronged party, i.e. the person cheated on, they also two choices: (1) forgive and forget OR (2) forgive and say “Bye bye!” As for second chances? Is it right? Yes! - Generally speaking, we all get second chances in life, every day we wake up. - As for personal relationships between a couple? Only the couple can decide if they want to make their relationship last. If that means giving the cheater a second chance, who are we to say the person who forgives is wrong? It's none of our business!
21 Jun 16
i guess it depends on a person's perspective about forgiving the cheater but other than that i agree with the other things you said
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• Calgary, Alberta
21 Jun 16
One of the biggest reason is boredom ,frustration and lack of attraction. When relationships were becoming dull and unhappy people were choked by the rules and decides to break it.
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• United States
21 Jun 16
But aren't the rules created by the couple?
@Sharon38 (1912)
• Jamaica
22 Jun 16
This gives no one the right to cheat. If you are the one that is bored find a way to spice up the relationship instead of cheating. Come on... there is so much to do in that case... talk things over and remember why you loved the person in the first place. A relationship has to be worked on just as how each person worked hard to get the individual so why should you stop working at it now?
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@Sharon38 (1912)
• Jamaica
22 Jun 16
@Sharon38 Thats why I know that when I get married I will indeed be a favour from God to him
• United States
21 Jun 16
I believe if your not happy then you need to talk to your partner, if you can't come to a mutual solution then go your separate ways. I think it's selfish when you cheat cuz you are really only thinking about your needs. As for forgiving that's an individual thing.
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21 Jun 16
I completely agree
@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
21 Jun 16
No. One should not. A chance lost is lost forever. You can not put the paste back once it is taken out by pressing the tube.
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21 Jun 16
Yes i feel the same
@Kinnian03 (192)
22 Jun 16
When youre inlove... theres no amount of advice youre really gonna listen too, that person must let go on her own terms most are blinded and can forgive anything when theyre inlove for that person she think he can change and all you can really hope for is that your friend sees this guy for who he really is.. unless he sincerely actually regrets it... relationships arent black and white after all, not everybody can fully commit to someone... it all depends if he still makes you happy... i find that some girls cant let go no matter how much theyre mistreated cause this person makes them happy still.. and its like watching an airplane crash... you cant do anything about it. I would never understand how someone who says they love you can cheat on you... for me when i love someone i cant even see other guys in that light.. like i dont find other guys attractive anymore lol but thats just me.
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22 Jun 16
Exactly!
• India
27 Jun 16
I am against cheating, cheating occurs because there isn't any value for the relation from the cheater. Personally I wouldn't give a second chance in a relationship for a cheater.............
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27 Jun 16
Yeah same here
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@Sharon38 (1912)
• Jamaica
22 Jun 16
To be honest, speaking as a woman, I would say no but as a child of God yes. The woman who was supposedly caught in the act of adultery was cheating on her husband and got caught. Jesus forgave and told her to not sin anymore. My take is that you will not be able to trust the individual because each time you will be trying to figure out if he/she is cheating on you and cause conflicts. However if the person is out of your love you no longer have that problem. I would forgive him, lets get tested for HIV and any other STDs and let him know that the first time may be considered as a mistake, the second time is purpose and the third - you have no intention to stop! However as a child of God, its 70 times 7 but you dont have to stay with the person....or do you? If its my husband I would have to talk to him seriously to see why he is cheating and if its something we can fix together we do and pray to God for strength.. but then being in the situation is more painful than just looking in and as I have said before forgiveness is not easy to do as some people may think as some actions cut really deeper than others and it may take time for this hurt to heal in order to let forgiveness step in
• India
26 Jun 16
not at all if level of cheating is meant to harm somebody emotionally,we should leave such people ,there is no truth if they can change really
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@klynlyn (154)
9 Jun 17
A cheater is always a cheater but if you decide to accept him back, be open to possibility that he can cheat you again. He did that once, he can always did it again but as long as you keep forgiving him, then no problem about that.
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